Re: Serendipity: Account Hijacking / CSRF Vulnerability

[kreon <kre0n () mail ru>]

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On 29 Sep 2005 12:58:48 -0000
enji () infosys tuwien ac at wrote:


> An attacker is able to change the username and password of a logged-in
> user (and can therefore hijack his account) by tricking the user into
> clicking a link to a page with the following contents:


But where is a bug? I've finded one - no "old password" checking in
profile changing module.
Trick with the form is working for many engines, where is no
HTTP_REFERER cheking.
So, I think, this is a global vulnerability for all CMS where is no "old
password" checking while password changing.

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